A VISITOR attraction boasting tanks, a museum and a range of outdoor pursuits is on the cards for Errol.

Businessman Rod Sim is looking to build the UK’s first military-themed adventure park and museum on land next to Errol brickworks.

Around 20 jobs would be created at the attraction which Mr Sim believes could be open as early as Spring 2013.

The proposals go public today with an pre-planning application exhibition taking place at Errol Village Hall between 10am and 4pm. Comments on the proposals are invited at the exhibition.

Mr Sim told The PA he believes there is ample scope for the attraction, helping to compete with visitor hotspots in Scotland’s cities but also to fill gaps left by the closure of attractions in Tayside.

And the businessman, who is behind the tank driving centre at Auchterhouse, Dundee, says he is shelling out a “hefty amount” on the project, although he would not be drawn on the figure.

He said: “I have been working on this for some time and been in discussion with Perth and Kinross planners for about 18 months.

“It will bring something new in terms of a visitor attraction, pulling together pursuits such as paintballing, an assault course, bouncy castle, re-enactments and a museum in the style of a Nissen hut with an emphasis on education too.

“There will be something for every member of the family there, from war comics and permanent displays of memorabilia to a place for reunions.”

Mr Sim bought the vacant 20 acre site at Errol last May and says he is also committed to making the site environmentally friendly.